5.0% ▼ -31.5%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3496, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3496, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Postcode 3496 is an area where car reliance is high and public transport use is very low. Most households own multiple vehicles, and only 0.7% of workers use public transport for their daily commute. This pattern reflects the area's limited transit options compared to the rest of Victoria.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Few homes here get by without a car, as only 5% have no motor vehicle. This is a little below the national figure of 7.4% and is down from 7.2% in 2011. Most households own at least two cars, with 36.9% owning exactly two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3496, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the primary way to get to work, with 67.9% of people driving. Only 10.1% of residents work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21% and much lower than most other areas.
10.1% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is limited to buses, with no trains or trams available. While there are 20 stops in the area, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure.
20
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.09
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
190.0
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
3
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3496, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3496/3496-vic/topic/transport